Shade-LovingPlants

Abelia

Abelia grandiflora

Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) is a semi-evergreen shrub of garden origin, prized for its graceful arching branches, glossy dark green foliage that bronzes in cool weather, and an abundance of small funnel-shaped white to blush-pink flowers from summer through fall. It is a classic landscape shrub and pollinator magnet.

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Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa) is a native southeastern US evergreen perennial forming a bold, low rosette of stiff, sword-like leaves with curly white filaments along the margins. In summer, mature plants send up dramatic 4–8-foot spikes of nodding, creamy-white bell-shaped flowers pollinated by yucca moths. Its drought tolerance and ability to thrive in NE Florida's sandy soils make it an ideal accent plant for xeriscape and coastal gardens.

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Adonidia Palm

Adonidia merrillii

Christmas Palm (Adonidia merrillii) is a slender, self-cleaning solitary palm from the Philippines, named for its clusters of bright red fruits that ripen in late fall and winter. It is cold hardy only to USDA zone 10b (about 30°F) and is therefore a high-risk choice for NE Florida zone 9b — protect from frost or site in a warm microclimate near a south-facing structure.

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African Iris

Dietes iridioides

African Iris (Dietes iridioides) is a clump-forming perennial from eastern Africa in the iris family, bearing fans of strap-like, evergreen leaves and delicate white flowers with yellow and purple markings that repeat throughout the year. It forms spreading rhizomatous clumps and is a durable, drought-tolerant ornamental for tropical and subtropical gardens.

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African Violet

Streptocarpus ionanthus

African violet (Streptocarpus ionanthus) is a compact, rosette-forming houseplant native to the cloud forests of East Africa, prized for its velvety, dark green leaves and cheerful clusters of violet, pink, or white flowers. One of the most popular flowering houseplants, it blooms repeatedly throughout the year.

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Agapanthus

Agapanthus praecox

Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox) is a robust South African perennial producing arching, strap-like evergreen leaves and tall scapes topped with showy spherical umbels of blue to violet flowers in summer. A Florida-Friendly plant for zone 9b, it thrives in full sun to part shade with consistent moisture, forms attractive clumps over time, and draws hummingbirds and pollinators.

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Agave

Agave

Agave (Agave spp.) is a diverse genus of bold succulent plants native to the Americas, forming striking symmetrical rosettes of thick, spine-tipped leaves that range from compact to massive depending on species. Hardy and Florida-Friendly in zone 9b, agaves thrive in full sun and NE Florida's sandy soils with minimal irrigation, making them ideal drought-tolerant specimen plants for xeriscape and coastal landscapes.

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Alocasia

Alocasia

Alocasia hybrids are bold tropical perennials grown for their dramatic, oversized arrow- or shield-shaped leaves in colors from deep green to nearly black, often with contrasting veins or metallic sheens. In Northeast Florida they are root-hardy in-ground, dying back after frost and re-sprouting vigorously each spring, and make stunning accent plants for shaded garden beds and large containers.

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Aloe

Aloe

Aloe (Aloe spp.) encompasses a diverse group of succulent perennials that thrive outdoors year-round in Northeast Florida, forming evergreen rosettes of fleshy, spined leaves and producing tubular orange, red, or yellow flower spikes from winter through spring that attract hummingbirds and bees. Extremely drought tolerant, they are ideal for sunny, dry beds, rock gardens, and containers in well-drained sandy soil.

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Alternanthera

Alternanthera brasiliana

Alternanthera (Alternanthera dentata) is a tropical perennial from South America grown as a warm-season annual in Northeast Florida for its vivid burgundy, chocolate-red, or purple foliage. Its compact, mounding habit and intensely colored leaves — best in full sun — make it a staple for tropical bedding displays, borders, and container combinations from spring through first frost.

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American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a stately deciduous native tree of eastern North America, recognized by its smooth, silver-gray bark and glossy dark green leaves that turn golden bronze in autumn. Note for Northeast Florida customers: this species is rated hardy only through USDA zone 8 and is not recommended for zone 9b — it will decline in the region's heat and mild winters.

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American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) is a small, multi-stemmed native deciduous tree with distinctive smooth, sinewy gray bark resembling muscle tissue. Also called Musclewood, it produces hoplike fruit clusters and offers rich red-orange fall color, often found along stream banks and woodland edges in eastern North America.

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American Snowbell

Styrax americanus

American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) is a native deciduous shrub or small tree from the southeastern United States, bearing nodding, fragrant white bell-shaped flowers in spring. It grows naturally along stream banks and moist woodlands, and its delicate blooms make it an elegant addition to naturalistic landscapes.

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Amethyst Flower

Browallia speciosa

Amethyst Flower (Browallia speciosa) is a South American annual producing star-shaped blooms in vivid violet-blue and white, valued for its performance in shade where few flowering annuals excel. Its bushy, compact form suits hanging baskets, windowboxes, and shaded container gardens.

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Angelonia

Angelonia angustifolia

Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia), called Summer Snapdragon, is a heat-loving plant from Mexico bearing spikes of small orchid-like flowers in purple, pink, white, and bicolors throughout the warm season. In NE Florida zone 9b it behaves as a tender perennial that may overwinter in mild years, thriving in full sun and making it one of the top-performing summer bloomers for the region.

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Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum

Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum) is a tropical flowering plant from Colombia and Ecuador, prized for its glossy heart-shaped spathes in red, pink, white, or coral surrounding a slender spadix. In NE Florida zone 9b, grow as a container plant in shade or indoors — it cannot tolerate temperatures below 50°F and must be protected from frost.

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Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens) is a clumping palm native to Madagascar, prized for its graceful, arching fronds of bright yellow-green leaflets carried on distinctive yellow-tinged canes. One of the most popular palms for tropical landscaping and indoor use, it forms dense, multi-stemmed clumps and adds a lush, feathery texture to any setting.

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Arrowhead Plant

Syngonium podophyllum

Arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum) is a fast-growing tropical foliage plant valued for its arrow-shaped leaves in shades of green, cream, and pink. Best used as a container or houseplant in NE Florida; note that UF/IFAS cautions against outdoor planting due to its invasive potential when it escapes into natural areas.

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Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Asiatic Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum) is a vigorous evergreen groundcover native to Japan and Korea, forming a dense, weed-suppressing mat of small, glossy dark green leaves on woody twining stems. It is one of the most widely used low-maintenance groundcovers in warm-climate landscapes.

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Autograph Tree

Clusia rosea

Autograph Tree (Clusia rosea) is a robust tropical evergreen tree native to the Caribbean and South Florida, with thick leathery leaves, pink-and-white flowers, and excellent salt tolerance. It is reliably hardy only in zones 10–12; in NE Florida's zone 9b it sustains significant freeze damage at temperatures near 30°F and is not recommended for permanent landscape planting.

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Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Dryopteris erythrosora (autumn fern) is an East Asian fern prized for its brilliantly copper-colored new fronds that mature to glossy dark green. Evergreen in NE Florida's mild winters, it is a Florida-proven shade garden performer, having earned Florida Plant of the Year and Plant of the Decade recognition for its heat tolerance and low maintenance.

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Baby Tears

Soleirolia soleirolii

Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii) is a delicate creeping perennial from the western Mediterranean islands, forming a dense, mossy carpet of tiny round leaves on threadlike stems. It thrives in moist, shaded spots and is popular as a groundcover between stepping stones, in terrariums, and as a houseplant.

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Bacopa

Sutera cordata

Ornamental Bacopa (Sutera cordata) is a South African trailing perennial producing masses of tiny white, pink, or lavender flowers on cascading stems. In NE Florida zone 9b it performs as a reliable perennial in containers and hanging baskets, thriving with consistent moisture, morning sun, and afternoon shade — note: the short_description incorrectly describes Bacopa caroliniana (a native aquatic), not the ornamental Sutera cordata sold in nurseries.

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Bahama Coffee

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Bahama Coffee (Psychotria ligustrifolia) is a native Florida and Caribbean shrub in the Rubiaceae (coffee) family, bearing glossy dark green leaves and small clusters of white flowers followed by bright red to black berries that attract birds. It is an important component of South Florida coastal hammocks and a host plant for several native butterflies.

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Bamboo Palm

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) is a slender, clustering palm native to Mexico and Central America, producing reed-like canes topped with elegant, arching pinnate fronds of narrow dark green leaflets. A popular indoor and shade-tolerant landscape palm, it is valued for its fine-textured, tropical appearance and adaptability to low light.

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Banana

Musa

Bananas (Musa spp.) are vigorous tropical herbaceous plants that grow 6–20 ft tall depending on cultivar, thriving in NE Florida's zone 9b heat and humidity. They produce bold paddle-shaped foliage and, in frost-free years, hanging clusters of edible fruit from a clumping rhizome that re-sprouts even after light freezes.

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Banana Shrub

Magnolia figo

Banana Shrub (Magnolia figo, syn. Michelia figo) is an evergreen shrub or small tree from China in the Magnoliaceae family, prized for its glossy foliage and small creamy-yellow flowers edged in purple that release an intensely sweet banana-like fragrance. It is a classic specimen and hedge plant in warm-climate Southern gardens.

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Bat Flower

Tacca chantrieri

Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) is a dramatic tropical perennial from Southeast Asian rainforests that is cold-hardy in NE Florida zone 9b (zones 9b–11). Its extraordinary deep-black bat-wing blooms with whisker-like filaments up to 28 inches long emerge spring through fall above bold dark green foliage, making it a striking specimen for shaded tropical garden beds or containers.

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Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub native to the Mediterranean, with leathery, lance-shaped leaves used as a classic culinary herb. Small yellow flowers give way to dark berries in fall, and the plant is often trained as a formal topiary or standard.

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Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is a native deciduous shrub from the southeastern United States, spectacular in fall when its arching branches are lined with dense clusters of vivid magenta-purple berries. The berries are highly attractive to birds and other wildlife, making it a top choice for native habitat gardens.

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Begonia

Begonia hybrida

Hybrid Begonias (Begonia x hybrida) encompass a broad group of garden annuals prized for their waxy, richly colored flowers in red, pink, orange, and white, paired with glossy green or bronze foliage. Compact and versatile, they perform reliably in beds, borders, and containers in both sun and partial shade.

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Belize Sage

Salvia miniata

Belize Sage (Salvia miniata) is a robust shrubby perennial from Central America bearing large, velvety leaves and tall spikes of brilliant scarlet-red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds throughout the warm season. It forms an impressive large clump and is a standout specimen in tropical perennial borders and cottage gardens.

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Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a South African perennial with large, paddle-shaped blue-green leaves and iconic orange and deep blue flowers that emerge from a boat-shaped spathe, resembling an exotic bird in flight. It forms bold, evergreen clumps and is one of the most recognizable ornamental plants in tropical and subtropical gardens.

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Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Asplenium nidus, bird's nest fern, is a tropical epiphytic fern from Southeast Asia, Australia, and East Africa with broad, strap-like, bright green fronds radiating from a central nest-like crown. A popular indoor and shade-garden plant, it grows naturally in the forks of trees and on rocky surfaces in humid forest environments.

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Bitterbush

Picramnia pentandra

Florida Bitterbush (Picramnia pentandra) is a rare evergreen shrub or small tree native to tropical hammocks of South Florida and the Caribbean, with compound leaves, small greenish flowers, and red to black berries that attract wildlife. It is a larval host for several butterflies but is primarily a South Florida species — in NE Florida zone 9b it requires a frost-protected microclimate.

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Bleeding Heart Vine

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) is a twining tropical vine from West Africa with striking bicolor flowers: a white inflated calyx enclosing a protruding crimson corolla. It blooms in clusters and is a popular ornamental for fences and trellises in warm climates.

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Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), formerly Eupatorium coelestinum, is a native perennial of eastern North America producing fluffy, ageratum-like clusters of lavender-blue flowers on branching stems in late summer and fall. It spreads by rhizomes to form colonies and is an exceptional late-season nectar plant for butterflies and native bees.

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Blue Star Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Phlebodium aureum, blue star fern, is a tropical rhizomatous fern native to the Americas with deeply lobed, blue-green fronds and creeping golden rhizomes. It grows naturally as an epiphyte in humid forests and is widely grown as a low-maintenance indoor plant prized for its distinctive blue-green foliage.

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Blueberry

Vaccinium

Blueberries belong to the genus Vaccinium and include several species and hybrids cultivated for their sweet, antioxidant-rich blue-black berries. The shrubby plants offer ornamental appeal through their white bell-shaped spring flowers, attractive fall foliage, and are available in both highbush and rabbiteye varieties suited to a range of climates.

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Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nephrolepis exaltata, Boston fern, is a tropical fern native to humid forests of the Americas with long, gracefully arching fronds lined with bright green pinnae. One of the most popular ferns in cultivation, it is widely grown in hanging baskets and as a porch or indoor plant for its lush, full appearance.

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Bottle Palm

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) is a slow-growing, solitary palm from Mauritius with a dramatically swollen, bottle-shaped trunk that tapers to a slender crown shaft. It bears a compact canopy of arching pinnate fronds and is widely grown as a bold specimen or container palm in tropical landscapes.

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Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is a slow-growing, dense evergreen shrub prized for hedging and topiary, with small, glossy dark green leaves. In NE Florida's zone 9b, it is marginally suitable — sandy soils, summer heat, nematodes, and boxwood leafminer are significant challenges; provide rich amended soil, consistent irrigation, afternoon shade, and consider heat-tolerant alternatives such as Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly) or Schaefferia frutescens (Florida Boxwood).

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Brazilian Plume Flower

Justicia carnea

Brazilian Plume (Justicia carnea) is a tropical shrubby perennial native to South America, bearing bold upright plumes of tubular pink to deep rose flowers above large, dark green, prominently veined leaves. It thrives in partial shade in NE Florida (zones 8b–11), blooming in spring through fall, and is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies.

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Brazilian Red Cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Brazilian Red Cloak (Megaskepasma erythrochlamys) is a bold tropical shrub from Venezuela bearing large upright spikes of brilliant crimson bracts surrounding small white flowers, blooming fall through spring. It is root-hardy to zone 9b with mulching but may suffer frost damage; plants recover quickly from the roots. A fast-growing hummingbird and butterfly magnet for frost-protected NE Florida gardens.

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Button Fern

Pellaea rotundifolia

Pellaea rotundifolia, button fern, is a compact New Zealand fern with wiry, arching fronds bearing rows of small, rounded, dark green leaflets. A popular terrarium and indoor plant, it is distinguished by its neat, button-like pinnae and more drought-tolerant nature compared to most ferns.

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Caladium

Caladium bicolor

Caladiums (Caladium bicolor) are tropical South American perennials grown for their spectacular heart-shaped or strap-shaped leaves patterned in combinations of white, pink, red, and green. They grow from underground tubers and thrive in shaded and partially shaded settings. Widely used in beds, borders, and containers for bold tropical foliage color.

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Camellia

Camellia japonica

Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) is a classic evergreen shrub or small tree from East Asia celebrated for its large, formal rose-like blooms in red, pink, white, or bicolor that appear in late fall through early spring. With lustrous dark green foliage year-round and thousands of named cultivars, it is among the most treasured flowering shrubs in Southern gardens.

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Cardboard Palm

Zamia furfuracea

Zamia furfuracea, cardboard palm, is a slow-growing cycad native to eastern Mexico with stiff, arching fronds of leathery, oval leaflets that closely resemble corrugated cardboard in texture. Despite its palm-like appearance, it is a true cycad — an ancient non-flowering plant lineage — commonly used in tropical landscapes and containers.

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Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a North American native perennial bearing tall spikes of vivid scarlet-red flowers with a distinctive two-lipped form. It naturally colonizes stream banks and moist woodland edges across eastern North America. An outstanding hummingbird plant and bold accent for rain gardens and wet borders.

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Carolina Coralbead

Cocculus carolinus

Snail Seed or Carolina Coralbead (Cocculus carolinus) is a native woody vine of the southeastern US, producing inconspicuous greenish flowers followed by clusters of bright glossy red berries that persist into winter. Its twining stems bear variable heart-shaped to lobed leaves and the distinctive crescent-shaped seeds give the plant its common name.

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Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a Florida-native evergreen twining vine producing masses of fragrant, bright yellow tubular flowers in late winter and early spring — a welcome sign of the season in NE Florida landscapes. It grows vigorously on trellises, fences, and arbors and is the state flower of South Carolina. Note: all parts are highly toxic if ingested; nectar may be harmful to honeybees in large quantities.

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Carolina Wild Petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis

Florida wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) is a native perennial wildflower of the southeastern United States, bearing lavender-blue, funnel-shaped flowers that resemble petunias atop slender, hairy stems. It thrives in a range of habitats from dry sandy soils to moist flatwoods edges. A valuable native plant for pollinator gardens, providing nectar and serving as a larval host for the common buckeye butterfly.

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Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

Cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior) is a robust, slow-growing perennial from China and Japan renowned for tolerating deep shade, drought, and neglect. It forms clumps of long, dark glossy green strap leaves rising directly from the ground. An indispensable foliage plant for heavily shaded landscapes and interior spaces.

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Cat Palm

Chamaedorea cataractarum

Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) is a clustering, low-growing palm native to southeastern Mexico that produces dense clumps of slender canes with dark green, pinnate fronds. It is commonly used as a lush ground cover, hedge, or container plant in shaded tropical and subtropical gardens.

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Cat Whiskers

Orthosiphon aristatus

Cat whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus) is a tropical perennial native to Southeast Asia and Australia, bearing upright spikes of white to pale lavender flowers with dramatically long, thread-like stamens that give the plant its common name. The foliage has a pleasant minty-herbal fragrance. Popular as an ornamental perennial and also used in traditional herbal medicine.

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Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a perennial herb in the mint family native to Europe and Asia, with soft, heart-shaped gray-green leaves and spikes of small white to pale lavender flowers. It is widely known for its euphoric effect on cats and has a long history of use in herbal teas and folk medicine.

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Cattleya Orchid

Cattleya

Cattleya orchids are epiphytic orchids native to Central and South America, renowned for their large, flamboyant flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, lavender, and complex bicolors, often with a ruffled lip. Often called the 'queen of orchids,' they are prized by collectors and widely grown as ornamental houseplants.

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Celestial Lily

Nemastylis floridana

Celestial Lily (Nemastylis floridana) is a rare Florida endemic wildflower in the iris family, producing deep blue to lavender blooms in late summer and fall that open for only a few hours each afternoon. Native to wet pinelands and marsh edges of peninsular Florida, it is a state-listed endangered species prized for conservation and native wildflower gardens.

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Celosia

Celosia

Celosia is a heat-loving tropical annual thriving in NE Florida's summers, producing vivid plumed, crested, or wheat-spike flowers in red, orange, yellow, pink, and purple. An approved Florida-Friendly Landscaping plant, it attracts beneficial insects and pollinators and performs exceptionally well in full sun beds, borders, and containers.

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Chinese Holly

Ilex cornuta

Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Bufordii') is a popular evergreen shrub selection of Chinese Holly, featuring glossy, spiny dark green leaves and heavy crops of large bright red berries that persist through winter. Its dense, mounding form makes it a versatile choice for hedges, screens, and foundation plantings.

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Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera spp.) is an epiphytic cactus native to coastal Brazilian mountains, grown for its showy tubular flowers in shades of red, pink, white, and purple that appear in fall and winter. In NE Florida it is best kept as a container plant in bright indirect light, brought indoors or under cover during any frost, and given reduced light in fall to trigger blooming.

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Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

Cleyera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera) is a glossy-leaved evergreen shrub native to East Asia, valued for its dense, rounded habit and attractive new growth that emerges bronzy-red before maturing to deep green. Small, fragrant creamy-white flowers appear in summer.

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Climbing Fetterbush

Pieris phillyreifolia

Climbing Fetterbush (Pieris phillyreifolia) is an extremely rare native Florida vine in the heath family, notable for growing beneath the bark of pond cypress and black gum trees. It produces small, white urn-shaped flowers and has narrow, leathery evergreen leaves resembling those of its shrubby Pieris relatives.

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Climbing Hydrangea

Decumaria barbara

Wood Vamp (Decumaria barbara) is a native self-clinging woody vine of the southeastern US that attaches to tree trunks and structures with aerial rootlets. In late spring it produces fragrant clusters of small white flowers, and its glossy foliage is semi-evergreen in NE Florida's mild winters.

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Clivia

Clivia miniata

Clivia (Clivia miniata) is a South African perennial producing arching, strap-like dark green leaves and bold clusters of funnel-shaped flowers in orange, red, or yellow atop stout stems. It thrives in shaded conditions and blooms reliably in late winter to spring. A long-lived, clumping accent plant for shaded borders and containers.

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Coastal Rosemary

Westringia fruticosa

Westringia (Westringia fruticosa), commonly called Coast Rosemary, is an Australian native evergreen shrub with silvery-gray, needle-like foliage that closely resembles culinary rosemary. It produces small white to pale lavender flowers nearly year-round and is exceptionally tolerant of salt spray, wind, and dry conditions. Widely used in coastal Florida landscapes as a low-maintenance hedge, border plant, or ground cover.

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Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides) is a tropical Southeast Asian annual grown almost exclusively for its brilliantly patterned foliage in combinations of green, red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, and near-black. Its tolerance for shade and wide range of leaf patterns make it one of the most versatile foliage plants for containers and garden beds.

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Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) is a low-growing, stemless native perennial with heart-shaped leaves and classic five-petaled flowers in deep violet to blue-purple in late winter and spring. Native to eastern North America, it serves as the sole larval host plant for several fritillary butterfly species.

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Confederate Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is a twining evergreen vine from East Asia, admired for its intensely fragrant, pinwheel-shaped white flowers produced in spring and early summer. It has glossy dark green leaves and woody stems that cling to trellises and walls, making it a classic Southern landscape vine.

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Coontie

Zamia pumila

Zamia integrifolia, coontie, is Florida's only native cycad, a compact, slow-growing plant with glossy, dark green pinnate fronds arising from a partially buried trunk. A critical host plant for the endangered Atala butterfly, it has long been used by indigenous peoples and is a durable choice for native Florida landscapes.

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Coral Bells

Heuchera

Coral bells (Heuchera) are North American woodland perennials prized for mounding rosettes of boldly patterned, maple-shaped leaves in shades of burgundy, bronze, silver, and green. Slender wands of small bell-shaped flowers rise above the foliage in spring and summer. In NE Florida zone 9b, choose heat-tolerant Heuchera villosa hybrids and site in part to full shade with amended, consistently moist soil.

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Crape Jasmine

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Crape jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) is an evergreen tropical shrub native to South and Southeast Asia with glossy foliage and intensely fragrant, pinwheel-shaped pure white flowers produced nearly year-round. It is a popular hedge and specimen plant in warm-climate gardens.

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Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila) is a self-clinging evergreen vine from East Asia that attaches tightly to walls, fences, and masonry with small adhesive rootlets, eventually forming a dense, flat carpet of small heart-shaped leaves. Mature stems produce much larger, leathery adult foliage and inedible fig-like fruits.

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Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) is a fast-spreading, low-growing perennial from Europe with round, coin-shaped leaves and small yellow summer flowers. It is not reliably hardy in NE Florida's zone 9b summer heat and is best used as a seasonal container plant or cool-season annual in this region.

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Creeping Raspberry

Rubus hayata-koidzumii

Creeping Raspberry (Rubus hayata-koidzumii) is a low, mat-forming groundcover from Taiwan's mountains with crinkled dark green leaves and small white spring flowers followed by tiny red fruits. It is a temperate species (best zones 6–9) that is marginal in zone 9b and may struggle with NE Florida's summer heat — site carefully in a shaded, well-drained location.

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Creeping Sage

Salvia misella

Creeping sage (Salvia misella) is a low-growing Florida native perennial in the mint family, spreading to form a dense ground cover with small, fragrant foliage and delicate spikes of sky-blue flowers from spring through fall. Native to moist, shaded habitats, it is one of few Florida natives that forms a dense cover in shade. It also serves as a larval host for the Fulvous Hairstreak butterfly.

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Crinum Lily

Crinum asiaticum

Grand crinum lily (Crinum asiaticum) is a massive tropical bulbous perennial native to coastal Asia and the Pacific, producing enormous clumps of strap-like leaves and large umbels of white, spider-like fragrant flowers on tall stalks. A fixture in Florida landscapes for its imposing form and resilience. Used as a bold specimen or mass planting in large-scale beds.

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Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium

Microsorum musifolium, crocodile fern, is a tropical epiphytic fern from Southeast Asia and Australia with broad, lance-shaped fronds featuring a distinctive reptile-scale surface texture created by the raised vein network. Grown primarily as a novelty foliage plant, it is popular in humid terrariums and as a low-light indoor specimen.

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Cross Vine

Bignonia capreolata

Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata) is a vigorous native evergreen vine of the southeastern US, named for the cross-shaped pattern visible in a cross-section of its stem. It produces striking clusters of orange-red to yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in spring, attracting hummingbirds, and clings to structures with branched tendrils.

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Crossandra

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra (Crossandra infundibuliformis) is a compact tropical perennial native to India and Sri Lanka, bearing glossy, dark green leaves and upright spikes of fan-shaped flowers in vivid shades of orange, salmon, and yellow. It is exceptionally heat-tolerant and blooms reliably in Florida's long summers. Popular as a border plant, container specimen, and mass planting in tropical landscapes.

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Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) is a bold tropical shrub from Malaysia and the Pacific Islands renowned for its thick, leathery leaves splashed with combinations of yellow, orange, red, and green. Hundreds of cultivars exist, making it one of the most diverse foliage plants in tropical horticulture.

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Cuphea

Cuphea

Mexican heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) is a compact tropical shrub from Mexico and Guatemala smothered nearly year-round in tiny purple, pink, or white flowers along its fine-textured stems. It is widely used as a low border plant and pollinator garden staple in warm climates.

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Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine) is a native evergreen tree of the southeastern United States and South Florida, featuring narrow, lance-shaped leaves with few teeth and abundant clusters of small red or orange-red berries that persist through winter. It is naturally found in swamps and wet flatwoods and is an excellent wildlife plant for moist landscape settings.

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Daylily

Hemerocallis

Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are rugged, clumping perennials from Asia bearing trumpet-shaped flowers in a vast range of colors, patterns, and sizes, with each individual bloom lasting a single day. Thousands of cultivars are available, ranging from miniature to large-flowered forms. They are adaptable, long-lived landscape plants widely used in borders, slopes, and mass plantings.

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Devil's Backbone

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Devil's Backbone (Euphorbia tithymaloides) is a drought-tolerant tropical shrub with striking zigzag stems and fleshy, often variegated leaves of green, white, and pink. Hardy in zone 9b with protection from hard frost, it makes a bold, low-water accent for sunny NE Florida borders and containers.

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Distylium

Distylium

Distylium is a dense, glossy-leaved evergreen shrub in the witch hazel family, prized for exceptional heat, drought, and salt tolerance in NE Florida landscapes. Modern compact cultivars offer fine-textured, mounding habit with minimal pruning, no serious pests, and reddish winter flowers — an outstanding low-maintenance alternative to boxwood or loropetalum.

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Doghobble

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Mountain Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) is an arching Appalachian native shrub suited to cool, moist woodland gardens in zones 5-6. It is NOT reliably hardy or well-adapted to NE Florida's zone 9b heat and dry conditions; customers should be advised that this plant is very challenging in our climate.

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Downy Jasmine

Jasminum multiflorum

Downy Jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum) is a fast-growing evergreen tropical shrub from South Asia, blanketed in star-shaped white flowers from fall through spring in NE Florida. Hardy in zone 9b with protection from hard freezes, it can be trained as a sprawling hedge or allowed to mound; velvety soft foliage and near-continuous bloom make it a popular landscape choice.

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Dracaena

Dracaena

Song of India (Dracaena reflexa) is a tropical shrub from Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands with spirally arranged, narrow leaves typically edged in bright yellow or cream. Its sculptural form makes it a popular specimen plant in tropical landscapes and interior settings.

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Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia is a genus of robust tropical foliage plants from Central and South America, featuring large, boldly patterned leaves in combinations of dark green, cream, and yellow. A classic houseplant and interior landscaping staple, the genus contains numerous species and cultivars prized for their dramatic, variegated foliage.

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Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia macrophylla

Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla) is a vigorous deciduous vine native to the Appalachian region, grown for its large, heart-shaped leaves that create dense shade and its unusual curved, pipe-shaped yellowish-green flowers. It is a larval host plant for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

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Elephant Ear

Colocasia esculenta

Elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta), also known as taro, is a tropical Asian perennial grown for its massive heart- to arrowhead-shaped leaves, which can reach several feet across. In NE Florida it is reliably perennial, dying back after frost and resprouting from corms in spring; numerous cultivars offer dramatic foliage in dark purple, black, and variegated forms. Note: UF/IFAS lists the straight species as invasive in Florida waterways — choose named non-spreading cultivars for landscape use.

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Encore Azalea

Encore Azaleas are trademarked reblooming Rhododendron hybrids that produce flushes of flowers in spring, summer, and fall — far more than traditional once-blooming azaleas. Compact, evergreen shrubs with blooms in pink, red, purple, white, and bicolors, they perform well in NE Florida zones 8-9b when given acidic, well-drained soil and morning sun.

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English Ivy

Hedera helix

English Ivy (Hedera helix) is a vigorous evergreen vine and groundcover from Europe, with lobed dark green leaves and adhesive aerial rootlets that allow it to climb walls and tree trunks. Hardy through zone 9, it tolerates a wide range of light and soil conditions but is flagged as an emerging invasive concern in Florida — consult local extension guidelines before planting.

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Euphorbia

Euphorbia

Euphorbia is a vast genus of ornamental plants ranging from low succulents to large cactus-like shrubs, all producing a caustic milky latex sap. In NE Florida, they perform best in containers or raised beds with sharply draining sandy soil and minimal irrigation, as their main challenge in this climate is surviving the humid, wet summer season.

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European Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

European Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis) is the only palm native to continental Europe, forming slow-growing, multi-stemmed clumps of stiff fan-shaped fronds in light green to silver-blue. Extremely cold-hardy to about 20°F, it is well-suited to NE Florida zone 9b landscapes, thriving in full sun with minimal water once established.

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Fairy Hibiscus

Hibiscus poeppigii

Fairy hibiscus (Hibiscus poeppigii) is a rare Florida native subshrub with small, bright red flowers and a delicate open form. Native to South Florida hammocks and the Caribbean, it is best suited to zones 10–11 and is marginal in NE Florida zone 9b without frost protection; it excels as a specimen in native and tropical-themed gardens where hardy.

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False Aralia

Plerandra elegantissima

False aralia (Plerandra elegantissima) is a tropical plant native to New Caledonia, grown for its striking, deeply serrated, dark bronze-green leaflets that radiate from slender stems like outstretched fingers. Juvenile plants have a more finely cut foliage texture that matures as the plant ages, making it an elegant houseplant.

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Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica) is a bold, tropical-looking evergreen shrub from Japan and South Korea with very large, deeply lobed glossy leaves and round clusters of small white flowers in fall. It is grown as a dramatic shade specimen and is a popular indoor foliage plant in cooler climates.

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Fetterbush

Lyonia lucida

Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida) is a Florida native evergreen shrub found in wet flatwoods and bogs, with glossy leathery leaves and nodding clusters of white to pinkish urn-shaped flowers in spring. An attractive shrub for moist, acidic native landscapes and butterfly gardens.

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Ficus Audrey

Ficus benghalensis

Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis) is the Indian banyan tree, one of the world's largest trees by canopy spread, grown in containers as a striking houseplant. It features large, oval, velvety gray-green leaves with prominent cream veins and a smooth pale trunk, valued as a statement indoor plant.

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Fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Fiddlewood (Citharexylum spinosum) is a Florida-native evergreen to semi-evergreen tree or large shrub prized for fragrant white flower racemes, glossy foliage, and orange-to-black berries that attract birds. Hardy through zone 9b, it is an excellent drought-tolerant landscape tree for NE Florida coastal and inland sites.

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Firecracker Plant

Russelia equisetiformis

Firecracker plant (Russelia equisetiformis) is a tropical shrub from Mexico with slender, weeping rush-like stems and a year-round display of small, bright red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Its cascading habit makes it ideal for banks, containers, and retaining walls.

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Firespike

Odontonema tubiforme

Firespike (Odontonema strictum) is a fast-growing tropical shrub producing tall spikes of vivid red tubular flowers in fall and winter — a critical nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies during the cooler months. Hardy to zone 8b, it thrives in NE Florida landscapes in sun or shade and rebounds readily from freeze dieback.

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Flame Violet

Episcia cupreata

Flame Violet (Episcia cupreata) is a creeping tropical gesneriad from Central and South America, grown for its striking copper-toned velvety leaves and bright red tubular flowers. In NE Florida it is strictly a houseplant or terrarium specimen — it cannot tolerate temperatures below 50°F and requires warm, humid, brightly lit indoor conditions year-round.

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Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica

Flax lily (Dianella tasmanica) is an Australian perennial forming graceful, arching clumps of narrow, strap-like foliage in green or variegated forms. Small star-shaped blue flowers appear in spring, followed by attractive glossy purple berries on branching stems. A tough, low-maintenance accent plant used in borders, foundations, and mass plantings.

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Florida Betony

Stachys floridana

Florida betony (Stachys floridana) is a Florida native perennial in the mint family with square stems, scalloped leaves, and small tubular pink to white flowers attractive to native bees. It spreads aggressively via distinctive white, segmented, rattlesnake-like tubers that are nearly impossible to fully remove once established. UF/IFAS classifies this plant as a serious landscape weed; it is not recommended for intentional planting in garden or lawn settings.

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Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) is a native eastern US deciduous tree celebrated for its showy spring bracts, glossy red fall berries, and horizontal branching habit. UF/IFAS rates it only to zone 9a; in NE Florida zone 9b, summer heat and humidity greatly increase disease pressure (anthracnose, leaf scorch), making it a high-risk choice compared to more heat-tolerant alternatives.

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Flowering Maple

Abutilon hybridum

Flowering Maple (Abutilon × hybridum) is a fast-growing tropical shrub bearing pendulous, bell-shaped flowers in red, orange, yellow, pink, or white nearly year-round in NE Florida. Despite its common name it belongs to the Malvaceae family. Hardy in zone 9b with protection from hard freezes, it blooms most prolifically with morning sun and consistent feeding.

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Foxglove

Digitalis hybrida

Foxglove (Digitalis hybrida) is grown as a cool-season annual in NE Florida, producing tall spikes of tubular flowers in white, pink, purple, or rose from late winter through spring. Start transplants in November for February–April blooms; plants decline as summer heat arrives. All parts are highly toxic if ingested.

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Foxtail Palm

Wodyetia bifurcata

Foxtail Palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) is a fast-growing Australian palm prized for its full, bushy arching fronds and smooth self-cleaning trunk. Despite being marketed for Florida landscapes, UF/IFAS considers it reliably hardy only to 30°F, making it marginal in NE Florida zone 9b where freezes occur — site in a sheltered, frost-protected location or choose a more cold-hardy palm species.

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Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) is a native creeping perennial found across the southeastern United States and tropics, forming a dense low mat with tiny pink-and-white clover-like flower heads that bloom prolifically in warm weather. It is an outstanding butterfly larval host plant and nectar source, widely used as a lawn alternative.

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Gallberry

Ilex glabra

Inkberry (Ilex glabra) is a native evergreen holly found across the eastern United States in wet flatwoods and coastal plains, producing small glossy black berries that persist through winter and provide critical wildlife food. It forms suckering colonies and is widely used in rain gardens and native landscapes.

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Garden Mum

Chrysanthemum ×morifolium

Garden chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) produces dense, daisy-like blooms in nearly every color in fall and winter. In NE Florida zone 9b, it is best used as a cool-season annual — plants cannot survive the intense summer heat and humidity and should be replanted each autumn for reliable color.

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Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) bears large, fragrant domed flower clusters in white, pink, lavender, and red, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. It is marginal in NE Florida zone 9b — summer heat and humidity promote powdery mildew and decline; select mildew-resistant cultivars and provide afternoon shade for best performance.

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Giant Leather Fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium

Acrostichum danaeifolium, giant leather fern, is one of the largest ferns in the world, native to coastal wetlands from Florida through tropical America, with bold, upright fronds that can exceed 10 feet in height. A native Florida species adapted to brackish and freshwater margins, it forms dramatic clumps in wet, tropical landscapes.

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Gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is a tuberous gesneriad native to Brazil, grown for its large, velvety, bell-shaped flowers in deep shades of violet, red, pink, and white, often with contrasting throats or edges. A popular gift and seasonal flowering houseplant, it produces compact rosettes of soft, dark green leaves.

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Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) is a native North American perennial in the carrot family (Apiaceae), bearing flat-topped clusters of small golden-yellow flowers in spring above finely divided, compound foliage. Native to moist meadows, stream banks, and open woodlands from the Great Plains to the eastern United States. An important early-season nectar plant and larval host for the black swallowtail butterfly.

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Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

Duranta (Duranta erecta) is a fast-growing tropical shrub from the Caribbean and Central America bearing trailing clusters of lavender-blue or white flowers followed by chains of golden-yellow berries. It is widely used as a hedge or specimen in warm-climate gardens and is highly attractive to butterflies.

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Green and Gold

Chrysogonum virginianum

Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe) is a low, spreading native groundcover from the eastern US — including Florida — bearing cheerful yellow star-shaped flowers from spring through fall. It forms a mat of dark green, semi-evergreen foliage ideal for shaded woodland gardens and naturalized areas in NE Florida.

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Hammock Snakeroot

Ageratina jucunda

Hammock Snakeroot (Ageratina jucunda) is a native Florida perennial that produces fluffy clusters of small white flowers in fall, thriving in shaded hammock understories and woodland edges. It provides valuable late-season nectar for butterflies and native pollinators.

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Haworthia

Haworthia

Haworthia (Haworthia spp.) is a genus of small, rosette-forming succulents native to southern Africa, notable for their intricately patterned leaves — often banded, windowed, or tuberculate — in shades of green, brown, and near-black. Most species remain compact, typically under 6 inches, making them ideal windowsill and container plants that tolerate lower light than most succulents. Many species are now reclassified under Haworthiopsis or Tulista, but Haworthia remains the common trade name.

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Heart Fern

Hemionitis arifolia

Heart Fern (Hemionitis arifolia) is a diminutive tropical fern from Southeast Asia, prized for its heart-shaped glossy fronds on slender black stems and compact size under 12 inches. In NE Florida zone 9b it must be grown indoors, in a terrarium, or on a heated, protected lanai — it cannot tolerate temperatures below 60°F and is not outdoor-hardy in this zone.

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Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) is a vining tropical plant native to Central America and the Caribbean, valued as a houseplant for its heart-shaped, glossy, deep green leaves on slender, freely trailing or climbing stems. One of the most adaptable and forgiving houseplants, it thrives in a wide range of indoor conditions.

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Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Cyrtomium falcatum, holly fern, is an East Asian fern with bold, arching fronds of glossy, deep green, holly-shaped pinnae that give it a distinctly leathery and lustrous appearance. More tolerant of dry conditions and lower humidity than most ferns, it is a reliable choice for shaded borders, containers, and indoor spaces.

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Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) is an ancient, hollow-stemmed perennial with striking jointed, dark green stems banded in black and white — a bold architectural accent for water gardens and pond edges. A Florida native (var. affine) hardy in Zone 9b, it thrives in wet to boggy conditions but spreads aggressively and must be contained.

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Hosta

Hosta

Hosta (Hosta spp.) is a shade-tolerant herbaceous perennial grown for bold, ornamental foliage in greens, blues, gold, and variegated combinations. In NE Florida (Zone 9b), hostas are challenging — most cultivars decline within a few years due to insufficient winter chill hours and summer heat. Select heat-tolerant varieties such as Hosta plantaginea or SunHosta™ and site in deep shade with ample moisture.

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Hoya

Hoya

Hoyas are a diverse genus of tropical climbing and trailing plants from Asia and Australia, prized as houseplants for their thick, waxy leaves and clusters of intricate, star-shaped, often fragrant flowers. With hundreds of species ranging from narrow-leaved to large-foliaged forms, they are favorites among collectors.

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Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) is a deciduous flowering shrub native to Japan, famous for its large, rounded mophead or flat lacecap flower clusters in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white. Flower color is influenced by soil pH, with acidic soils producing blue tones and alkaline soils producing pink.

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Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) is a popular shade annual in NE Florida, used as a cool-season bedding plant from fall through spring when heat and humidity are reduced. It produces continuous bright blooms in red, pink, orange, white, and coral. Note: downy mildew-resistant cultivars or SunPatiens hybrids are strongly preferred over standard varieties.

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Indian Laurel Fig

Ficus microcarpa

Indian Laurel Fig (Ficus microcarpa) is a large, fast-growing evergreen shade tree with glossy dark green leaves and a dense, wide-spreading canopy reaching 25–40 feet. NOTE: This species is listed as a Category I invasive plant by FLEPPC and is not recommended for new Florida landscapes — consider a native alternative such as Live Oak.

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Irish Moss

Sagina subulata

Irish Moss (Sagina subulata) is a low, moss-like perennial ground cover with fine-textured bright green foliage and tiny white spring flowers, suited to cool, moist, shaded spots. In NE Florida zone 9b it is best used as a temporary cool-season plant; summer heat and humidity typically cause significant decline, and it is not reliably hardy here (native range zones 4–8).

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Jamaican Caper

Capparis cynophallophora

Jamaican Caper (Quadrella jamaicensis) is a native Florida coastal tree or large shrub prized for its showy white-to-purple flowers with long stamens and attractive leathery foliage. It produces pendant fruit capsules that split open to reveal red-coated seeds, adding ornamental interest. A salt-tolerant species found naturally in coastal hammocks from South Florida through the Caribbean.

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Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) is an evergreen shrub from eastern Asia with small, dark, finely toothed leaves that closely resemble boxwood, producing tiny black berries. It is extensively used for hedges, topiaries, and formal foundation plantings as a boxwood alternative in warm climates.

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Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) is a graceful, deciduous tree native to Japan and Korea, celebrated for its deeply lobed, palmate leaves that emerge in vivid shades of red, green, or purple. Foliage turns brilliant orange, red, or gold in autumn before leaf drop. Hundreds of cultivars offer a wide range of leaf forms, sizes, and colors for specimen or container use.

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Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum

Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum) is prized for elegantly arching fronds that blend silvery gray, green, and burgundy, especially vivid in cultivars like 'Pictum'. In NE Florida it performs best as a cool-season accent in deep shade, typically going dormant during peak summer heat; treat as a perennial in a protected, moist microclimate.

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Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica

Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica) is a broadleaf evergreen shrub valued for drooping panicles of white, urn-shaped spring flowers and colorful bronze-red new growth. It is rated for zones 5–8 and is not reliably hardy in NE Florida zone 9b, where summer heat and humidity typically cause decline; best as a short-term container specimen.

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Jasmine

Jasminum

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) is a tropical evergreen shrub from South and Southeast Asia bearing clusters of intensely fragrant white flowers that are used to scent jasmine tea and make traditional leis and garlands. One of the most fragrant plants in cultivation, it blooms repeatedly throughout warm months.

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Kale

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) is a nutritious cool-season vegetable in the cabbage family, prized for its deeply curled or flat, dark green to purple leaves with a robust, earthy flavor. A hardy cool-weather crop, it is grown in both vegetable gardens and ornamental edible landscapes.

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Kangaroo Fern

Microsorum diversifolium

Microsorum diversifolium, kangaroo fern, is an Australian and New Zealand epiphytic fern with glossy, deeply lobed fronds and creeping rhizomes, often found growing on rocks and tree trunks in coastal forests. A hardy and adaptable fern, it is widely grown as an indoor and shade-garden plant for its attractive, leathery foliage.

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Kimberly Queen Fern

Nephrolepis obliterata

Nephrolepis obliterata, Kimberly Queen fern, is an Australian native with upright, sword-like fronds of a rich, deep green, forming a compact and tidy vase-shaped clump. Unlike the more sprawling Boston fern, its erect habit and greater tolerance for outdoor conditions make it a popular choice for porch planters and landscape beds in warm climates.

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Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a slow-growing, clustering fan palm from southern China, forming elegant clumps of slender, bamboo-like canes topped with deeply divided, glossy dark green fronds. It thrives in low-light conditions and is prized as both a refined indoor specimen and a lush shade garden plant.

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Lamb's Ear

Stachys byzantina

Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) is a spreading perennial from the Middle East and Central Asia, grown primarily for its large, densely woolly silver-white leaves that are remarkably soft to the touch. Tall spikes of small pink-purple flowers appear in summer, and it is widely used as an edging or foliage accent plant.

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Lantana

Lantana camara

Lantana (Lantana camara) is a vigorous tropical shrub producing dense clusters of small flowers that shift color as they age. A major butterfly and pollinator nectar source, it thrives in NE Florida with full sun, heat, and dry conditions. Note: UF/IFAS recommends planting only certified sterile cultivars to prevent invasive spread into natural areas.

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Lemon Verbena

Aloysia triphylla

Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora) is a woody deciduous shrub native to South America, prized for its intensely lemon-scented lance-shaped leaves and spikes of tiny lavender-white flowers in summer. The dried leaves retain their fragrance for years and are used in teas, sachets, cocktails, and cooking.

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Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

Farfugium (Farfugium japonicum) is a bold-textured Asian perennial from Japan and China, grown primarily for its large, round to kidney-shaped, glossy leaves that can be solid green, spotted ('Leopard Plant'), or wavy-edged. Bright yellow daisy-like flowers appear in fall and winter. An outstanding shade-tolerant foliage plant for tropical and subtropical gardens.

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Ligustrum

Ligustrum

Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) is a vigorous evergreen shrub or small tree from Japan and Korea, producing glossy dark green leaves, fragrant white flower panicles in spring, and clusters of blue-black berries. Widely used for hedges and screens in NE Florida; note that UF/IFAS rates it high invasive risk statewide — site responsibly and remove volunteer seedlings.

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Liriope

Liriope muscari

Liriope (Liriope muscari) is a clumping, grass-like perennial from China and Japan with arching strap-shaped leaves and spikes of purple to white flowers in summer, followed by dark berry-like fruit. It is one of the most widely used low-maintenance groundcovers and border plants in warm-climate landscapes.

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Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus

Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus) is a native North American aquatic and marginal perennial that grows in shallow water and wet soils along stream banks, pond edges, and wetlands. It produces heart-shaped, aromatic leaves and distinctive arching white flower spikes that droop at the tip, resembling a lizard's tail. A valuable native plant for rain gardens, bog gardens, and water features throughout the eastern United States.

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Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata

Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) is a dramatic tropical perennial native to South America, prized for its pendant, waxy bracts in brilliant red, yellow, and green. The large paddle-shaped leaves and architectural pendulous inflorescences make it one of the most striking plants in the Heliconia family. Widely used in tropical landscaping and the cut-flower trade, it is a nectar source for hummingbirds.

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Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense

Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) is an evergreen shrub native to China and Japan, prized for its striking burgundy-purple foliage and clusters of fringe-like pink or white flowers in late winter to spring. It grows in a mounding or arching habit and is widely used as a specimen plant, hedge, or foundation planting in warm climates.

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Lyreleaf Salvia

Salvia lyrata

Lyreleaf Salvia (Salvia lyrata) is a native North American perennial wildflower found in open woodlands, roadsides, and disturbed areas across the eastern United States. It forms a basal rosette of deeply lobed, lyre-shaped leaves, often with attractive burgundy or purple mottling, and sends up square stems bearing whorls of light lavender-blue flowers in spring. A low-maintenance native that self-seeds freely and supports early-season pollinators.

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Macarthur Palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

MacArthur Palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) is a clustering tropical palm from New Guinea and Australia with slender multi-stemmed canes topped by arching pinnate fronds and small red fruits. Prized for shade tolerance and graceful tropical form, it makes a striking understory or patio specimen. In NE Florida (zone 9b) it requires a sheltered microclimate and frost protection, as it is most reliable in zone 10 and warmer.

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Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Nephrolepis biserrata, macho fern, is a large tropical fern native to Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America, producing bold, arching fronds that can reach 3–4 feet or more in length. Its grand scale and lush, bright green foliage make it a dramatic choice for large containers, shaded borders, and tropical landscape accents.

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Magnolia

Magnolia

Magnolias (Magnolia spp.) are beloved flowering trees and shrubs ranging from the stately Southern magnolia (M. grandiflora), with its large creamy blooms and glossy evergreen leaves, to deciduous saucer and star magnolias that put on a spectacular spring floral display. Multiple species thrive in Northeast Florida's zone 9b climate.

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Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Adiantum capillus-veneris, southern maidenhair fern, is a delicate cosmopolitan fern with airy, fan-shaped leaflets on glossy black wiry stems, growing naturally on moist limestone outcroppings and shaded stream banks worldwide. Its exceptionally fine texture and graceful form make it one of the most elegant ferns for humid indoor and shaded garden settings.

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Majesty Palm

Ravenea rivularis

Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) is a graceful, solitary palm from Madagascar with arching dark-green pinnate fronds and a tapering trunk. Best suited for zone 10–11 but manageable in protected zone 9b sites, it is widely grown in NE-Florida landscapes and large containers for its classic tropical silhouette.

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Marjoram

Origanum majorana

Sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana) is a tender Mediterranean herb with soft, velvety gray-green leaves and a sweeter, more delicate flavor than oregano. In NE Florida's zone 9b, it grows as a true perennial lasting 3–4 years — a longer-lived kitchen herb than in northern gardens — thriving in full sun and well-drained sandy soil.

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Marlberry

Ardisia escallonioides

Marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) is a Florida native evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves, fragrant white to pinkish flowers, and clusters of black berries prized by birds. It grows in coastal hammocks and pinelands from Central to South Florida and is a reliable landscape choice for NE Florida privacy screens, bird gardens, and mixed borders in partial to full sun.

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Mat Rush

Lomandra longifolia

Lomandra (Lomandra longifolia) is a tough, clumping, strap-leafed perennial native to eastern Australia, forming fountains of stiff, arching yellow-green foliage. It is widely used in low-maintenance landscapes for its exceptional drought tolerance, architectural form, and fragrant cream flower spikes.

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Mecardonia

Mecardonia

Mecardonia is a low-growing native Florida groundcover in the plantain family, forming spreading mats just 3–6 inches tall covered in small bright yellow flowers from spring through fall. It thrives in moist to wet conditions — ideal for NE Florida rain gardens, pond margins, and irrigated moist borders where it provides long-season color with minimal care.

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Mexican Petunia

Ruellia caerulea

Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex) is a vigorous tropical perennial with funnel-shaped purple, pink, or white flowers that bloom nearly year-round in NE Florida. IMPORTANT: the standard species is a Florida Category 1 invasive that spreads aggressively by seed and runners. Only sterile UF-released cultivars such as the Mayan™ or Aztec™ series should be planted; these provide the same ornamental value with greatly reduced invasive risk.

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Mint

Mentha

Mint (Mentha spp.) encompasses dozens of aromatic perennial herbs including spearmint, peppermint, and apple mint, all thriving year-round in NE Florida's warm climate. Extremely easy to grow, it spreads vigorously by underground runners — plant in containers to keep it from overrunning garden beds. Leaves and flowers are used fresh or dried in teas, cocktails, and cooking.

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Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon

Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon intermedius) is a clumping, grass-like evergreen perennial from Asia with broader, arching deep green leaves than the more common dwarf mondo. Small lavender flowers in summer give way to blue-black berries, and it forms a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover in shaded landscapes.

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Monstera

Monstera deliciosa

Monstera (Monstera deliciosa) is a large tropical vine from the rainforests of Central America, famous for its dramatic, deeply split and perforated leaves that can reach over two feet across. A defining plant of tropical interior design, it climbs via aerial roots and produces edible fruit in its native habitat.

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Myrsine

Myrsine cubana

Florida myrsine (Myrsine cubana) is a native evergreen shrub or small tree with small, glossy leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by tiny blue-black berries relished by birds. Hardy throughout the Florida peninsula including NE Florida zone 9b, it excels in shade to part-shade hedges, wildlife plantings, and naturalistic landscapes.

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Nandina

Nandina domestica

Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) is an upright evergreen shrub with attractive compound foliage that flushes red in spring and fall, and white spring flower panicles. CAUTION: Listed as a Category I invasive in Florida; berries containing cyanogenic compounds can be lethal to birds. Choose non-fruiting sterile cultivars for Florida landscapes.

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Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is a native perennial of eastern North America and Florida in the iris family, forming neat tufts of narrow, flat, grass-like leaves and bearing small, star-shaped blue-violet flowers with yellow centers in spring and early summer. Despite its delicate appearance, it is a tough, adaptable native for moist to average garden soils.

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Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) is a fast-growing annual bearing bold rounded leaves and showy spurred flowers in orange, red, yellow, and cream. In NE Florida it performs as a cool-season annual, planted in fall for winter-through-spring bloom; both flowers and leaves are edible with a peppery flavor.

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Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) is a thorny, salt-tolerant evergreen shrub from South Africa bearing fragrant white star flowers and ornamental red edible fruits nearly year-round. It is zone 9b hardy and well-suited to barrier hedges, foundation plantings, and coastal landscapes throughout NE Florida.

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Neanthe Bella Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

Parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans) is a slow-growing, shade-tolerant palm native to the rainforests of southern Mexico and Guatemala, commonly grown as a houseplant or sheltered patio container in NE Florida. It is cold-sensitive (hardy only to zones 10-12 outdoors) and must be protected from frost; best grown in containers that can be moved indoors during winter freezes.

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Nemesia

Nemesia fruticans

Nemesia (Nemesia fruticans) is a South African cool-season perennial that thrives in NE Florida as a fall-through-spring bloomer, producing two-lipped flowers in purple, pink, white, yellow, and bicolors. It fades in summer heat but can persist in zone 9b with afternoon shade and good drainage, making it ideal for borders and mixed container plantings.

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New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens hawkeri

New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is a vibrant tropical annual from New Guinea, grown for its large, showy flowers in vivid shades of red, orange, coral, pink, purple, and white, often paired with glossy, dark green or variegated foliage. More sun-tolerant than common impatiens, it excels in containers, hanging baskets, and partially shaded garden beds.

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Oakleaf Holly

Ilex

Oakleaf Holly (Ilex Oakleaf™ 'Conaf') is a vigorous hybrid evergreen holly with large, deeply lobed oak-shaped leaves and heavy crops of bright red berries held through winter. Hardy to zone 9b, it forms a dense upright pyramidal habit suitable for use as a specimen, screen, or hedge in NE Florida, and sets fruit without a male pollinator.

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Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a native deciduous shrub from the southeastern United States, recognized by its large, lobed oak-like leaves and conical panicles of white flowers that age to parchment pink. The bark exfoliates in cinnamon-colored strips, and the foliage turns rich shades of orange, red, and burgundy in autumn.

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Oregon Grape Holly

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon grape holly (Mahonia aquifolium) is a western North American evergreen shrub with holly-like leaves, bright yellow spring flowers, and blue-black berries. It is not well-adapted to NE Florida's summer heat and humidity and performs poorly in zone 9b — heat-tolerant alternatives such as native Florida holly (Ilex) are strongly preferred for this region.

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Oyster Plant

Tradescantia spathacea

Oyster Plant (Tradescantia spathacea) is a bold tropical perennial native to southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, forming rosettes of stiff, lance-shaped leaves that are deep green on top and rich purple beneath. Small white flowers are cradled in boat-shaped bracts nested among the leaves, giving rise to the common name. It is one of the most durable and widely planted ground covers and edging plants in South Florida landscapes.

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Palm Grass

Setaria palmifolia

Palm grass (Setaria palmifolia) is a tropical grass native to Asia and the Pacific, recognized by its broad, pleated, palm-like leaves with a distinctive ribbed texture. It forms bold, clumping foliage masses used as a tropical accent or ground cover in shaded to partly sunny gardens.

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Panama Rose

Arachnothryx leucophylla

Panama rose (Arachnothryx leucophylla), formerly known as Rondeletia leucophylla, is a tropical evergreen shrub from Central America bearing dense clusters of small, bright pink tubular flowers with a white center throughout the warm season. It is a long-blooming ornamental widely used in South Florida landscapes for hedges and butterfly gardens.

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Paperbush

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha) is a deciduous shrub native to the Himalayas and China, prized for its pendant clusters of fragrant, silky-white flowers that emerge from silver-haired buds on bare stems in late winter. The bark has historically been used in Japan for fine paper and currency production.

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Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a tall, architectural aquatic sedge native to sub-Saharan Africa, best known as the source of ancient Egyptian writing material. It produces distinctive globe-shaped umbels of thread-like rays atop tall triangular stems, making it a striking accent in water features and pond margins.

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Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a cool-season biennial herb from the Mediterranean grown for its bright green, curled or flat leaves — a kitchen staple and garnish. In NE Florida it is planted in fall and thrives through spring; it also serves as the larval host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly.

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Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) is a tropical foliage and flowering plant from Colombia bearing elegant white spathes above glossy dark green leaves. In NE Florida (zone 9b) it is primarily grown as a protected container or shaded garden plant; move it indoors when temperatures dip below 55°F. One of the most adaptable low-light houseplants, it blooms intermittently throughout the year.

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Peperomia

Peperomia

Peperomia (Peperomia spp.) is a large, diverse genus of compact tropical plants native to humid tropical regions worldwide, widely grown as low-maintenance houseplants and shaded patio container plants in Florida. Their fleshy, water-storing leaves come in a wide variety of textures and colors; they thrive on neglect, preferring bright indirect light, infrequent watering, and excellent drainage. Florida peperomia (P. obtusifolia) also works as an outdoor groundcover in shaded beds in zone 9b.

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Perennial Peanut

Arachis glabrata

Perennial Peanut (Arachis glabrata) is a low-growing, nitrogen-fixing groundcover native to South America, producing cheerful bright yellow peanut-like flowers nearly year-round in warm climates. It forms a dense, attractive turf-like mat and is widely promoted in Florida as a low-maintenance, no-mow lawn alternative.

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Periwinkle

Vinca

Periwinkle (Vinca spp.) is a fast-spreading evergreen groundcover producing pinwheel-shaped flowers in lavender-blue, pink, or white from spring through fall. It performs well in NE Florida zone 9b as a groundcover for borders and shaded areas. Note: Vinca major, the large-leaved species, has invasive potential — site carefully to prevent escape into natural areas, and consider heat-tolerant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) as an alternative annual for full-sun beds.

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Phalaenopsis Orchid

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchids, commonly called moth orchids, are epiphytic orchids native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, producing arching sprays of large, flat, long-lasting flowers in white, pink, yellow, and purple. The most commercially popular orchid genus worldwide, they are prized for their elegant blooms and adaptability as houseplants.

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Philippine Violet

Barleria cristata

Philippine violet (Barleria cristata) is a fast-growing evergreen shrub producing violet-blue to pale pink tubular flowers from late summer through winter, making it one of NE Florida's showiest cool-season bloomers. Hardy in zones 9A–11A, it is drought tolerant once established but may self-seed aggressively—deadhead or prune regularly to control spread.

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Photinia

Photinia

Photinia (Photinia spp.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree grown for its striking scarlet-red new growth that matures to glossy dark green; clusters of small white flowers appear in spring followed by small red berries. In NE Florida's humid climate, plant in full sun with good air circulation to reduce fire blight and leaf spot susceptibility.

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Piedmont Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Pinxter azalea (Rhododendron canescens) is a native deciduous shrub found across the southeastern United States, producing fragrant, pale pink to deep pink trumpet-shaped flowers in early spring before the leaves emerge. It is one of the most common wild azaleas in the South and a valuable native for naturalistic woodland gardens.

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Pindo Palm

Butia capitata

Pindo Palm, or Jelly Palm (Butia capitata), is a cold-hardy feather palm from South America with a stout, rough-textured trunk and gracefully arching, blue-green pinnate fronds. It bears clusters of fragrant, edible orange-yellow fruits used to make jelly, and is widely grown as a durable ornamental in warm and subtropical climates.

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Pineapple Guava

Acca sellowiana

Pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana) is a dense evergreen shrub or small tree native to southern South America, bearing edible oval fruits with sweet, aromatic flesh and showy red-and-white flowers with fleshy petals. The silvery-green foliage and ornamental value make it a popular landscape and fruiting plant.

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Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

Japanese pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira) is a dense, rounded evergreen shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea, with thick, glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of creamy-white flowers bearing a strong orange-blossom fragrance in spring. It is extensively used as a hedge, foundation planting, and coastal specimen due to its tolerance of salt and drought.

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Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Cape plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is a fast-growing, sprawling evergreen shrub from South Africa, prized in Northeast Florida for its nearly year-round display of sky-blue flowers. Drought-tolerant, heat-loving, and butterfly-friendly, it excels as a flowering hedge, bank cover, or cascading accent; prune hard in late winter to keep it tidy and flowering abundantly.

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Podocarpus

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) is a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to Japan and China, bearing long, flat, yew-like needles of deep glossy green and a dense, columnar to oval form. Female plants produce fleshy, berry-like, purplish-blue seed receptacles on mature trees. Highly versatile in the landscape, it is widely used as a formal hedge, privacy screen, topiary subject, or specimen tree in warm climates.

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Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) is a striking succulent tree native to the semi-arid regions of eastern Mexico, recognized by its swollen, bottle-shaped base that stores water and its fountain of long, thin, arching leaves cascading from the top. Despite its common name, it is not a true palm but a member of the agave family (Asparagaceae). It is a popular container and landscape specimen in warm, dry climates for its dramatic sculptural form and minimal water needs.

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Pothos

Epipremnum pinnatum

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is a vigorous tropical vine from the Solomon Islands, prized as a houseplant and shaded patio container plant for its heart-shaped, waxy leaves splashed with gold or white variegation. In NE Florida zone 9b it is not frost-hardy and must be grown in containers that can be moved indoors during cold weather. Note: it is invasive if introduced into outdoor tropical habitats.

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Powder Puff

Calliandra haematocephala

Powder Puff (Calliandra haematocephala) is a tropical large shrub or small tree native to Bolivia, renowned for its spectacular, spherical flower heads composed entirely of long, silky crimson stamens that give the appearance of a powder puff. The bipinnately compound leaves are coppery-bronze when new, maturing to deep green. Widely grown in South Florida and tropical gardens for its bold, long-season floral display that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

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Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

Prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) is a low-growing tropical plant from the rainforests of Brazil, renowned for its boldly patterned leaves marked with red veins and dark green spots on a pale green background. Named for the way its leaves fold upward at night, it is a popular houseplant prized for its ornamental foliage.

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Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) is a cool-season annual in NE Florida, grown for its colorful rosettes of delicate flowers in yellow, pink, white, and purple from winter into early spring. It thrives in mild weather and must be replaced when summer heat arrives; plant in November for best cool-season color.

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Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a beloved North American native prairie perennial bearing large, daisy-like flowers with reflexed purple-pink petals surrounding a prominent, spiky orange-brown cone. Native to the central and eastern United States, it is a magnet for butterflies, bees, and seed-eating birds. A cornerstone plant for pollinator gardens, meadows, and naturalistic borders.

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Pygmy Date Palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is a delicate, slow-growing solitary or clustering palm native to Laos and southern China, with a slender, rough-textured trunk and a fine-textured canopy of arching, dark green pinnate fronds. Its compact size and graceful form make it a versatile specimen for tropical garden beds, containers, and entryways.

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Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is a native deciduous shrub or small tree of the southeastern United States, bearing showy upright clusters of tubular red flowers in spring that are a prime nectar source for hummingbirds. Its bold, palmately compound leaves and attractive form make it a sought-after native plant for woodland garden settings.

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Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is a fast-growing, deciduous tree native to eastern North America, one of the most abundant and adaptable trees on the continent, notable for the red color it displays in multiple seasons — red buds and flowers in late winter, red leaf stems in summer, and brilliant scarlet to orange fall foliage. Small red winged samaras appear in spring, among the earliest native tree fruits to ripen. It thrives in a wide range of soils from wet lowlands to dry uplands.

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Redbay

Persea borbonia

Red Bay (Persea borbonia) is a native, aromatic evergreen tree of the southeastern United States coastal plain, a member of the laurel family (Lauraceae) closely related to the edible avocado. Its lance-shaped, glossy leaves are fragrant when crushed and have been used as a culinary bay substitute, while the dark blue drupes are eaten by a variety of birds. Populations throughout the Southeast have been severely impacted by laurel wilt disease spread by the introduced redbay ambrosia beetle.

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Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a small, deciduous native tree of eastern North America in the legume family, celebrated for its profusion of vivid rose-pink to magenta flowers that emerge directly from bare branches in early spring before the leaves appear. Heart-shaped leaves emerge reddish-purple and mature to green. Note: this species is rated to USDA zone 9a — in NE Florida's zone 9b, site selection with afternoon shade and good drainage is critical for long-term performance.

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Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, producing large, showy flowers in white, pink, red, purple, or bicolor from midsummer through fall when few other shrubs are blooming. It grows in an upright, vase-shaped habit and is commonly used as a specimen, informal hedge, or back-of-border plant.

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Rouge Plant

Rivina humilis

Rouge Plant (Rivina humilis) is a small, semi-woody tropical perennial native from the southern United States through tropical America, producing delicate racemes of tiny white to pale pink flowers alongside striking translucent red berries that persist on the plant for months. The simultaneous display of flowers and glowing berries on the same stem makes it a charming accent for shaded garden settings and containers. It is native to parts of South Florida and thrives in warm, humid conditions.

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Sago Palm

Cycas revoluta

Cycas revoluta, sago palm, is a slow-growing cycad native to southern Japan and China with a stout, shaggy trunk topped by a symmetrical crown of stiff, dark green, feathery fronds. Despite the common name it is not a true palm but one of the most ancient plant lineages on Earth, widely used as a long-lived landscape specimen and container plant.

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Salvia

Salvia

Salvia (Salvia spp.) is a large genus of annuals and perennials producing spikes of tubular flowers in red, pink, purple, blue, and white that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. In NE Florida, heat-tolerant species such as Salvia coccinea thrive in full sun with well-drained soil, blooming spring through fall and often self-seeding in warm winters.

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Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) is the only species in its genus — a native, clump-forming palm of the southeastern United States coastal plain, characterized by fan-shaped fronds with sharp, saw-toothed petioles and a sprawling, multi-stemmed habit. It produces small, fragrant cream flowers followed by olive-to-black fleshy drupes that are among the most important wildlife foods in Florida ecosystems. An extremely long-lived, slow-growing native foundational plant of Florida flatwoods and scrub habitats.

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Sedum

Sedum

Sedum (Sedum sp.) is a diverse genus of succulent perennials found across the Northern Hemisphere, ranging from low, mat-forming ground covers to upright border plants, with fleshy leaves in a wide array of shapes, sizes, and colors. Many species produce dense, flat-topped clusters of small star-shaped flowers in pink, red, yellow, or white that are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. Many former sedum species are now reclassified under Hylotelephium or Phedimus, but Sedum remains the widely used trade name.

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Siam Tulip

Curcuma alismatifolia

Siam tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia) is a tropical ginger from Southeast Asia that thrives in NE Florida zone 9b, emerging from rhizomes each spring and producing showy pink to white bracts above lush tropical foliage through summer. It dies back completely in winter but reliably returns each year, making it an excellent low-maintenance perennial for shaded borders and containers.

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Sicklethorn Asparagus Fern

Asparagus falcatus

Sicklethorn (Asparagus falcatus) is a vigorous woody scrambling vine from tropical Africa and Asia that grows well in NE Florida zone 9b. Its sickle-shaped cladodes, recurved thorns, and fragrant white spring flowers give it ornamental appeal, but plant with caution as related Asparagus species are invasive in Florida and bird-dispersed berries can spread the plant to natural areas.

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Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Simpson's stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) is a Florida native evergreen shrub or small tree rated for zones 9b–11, making it an excellent choice for NE Florida landscapes. It features aromatic glossy leaves, exfoliating cinnamon bark, fragrant white spring flowers, and orange-red berries that attract birds and wildlife. Drought and salt tolerant once established, it serves well as a specimen, hedge, or screening plant.

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Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) is a succulent perennial native to West Africa, recognized by its stiff, upright, sword-shaped leaves banded in shades of green, silver, and gold. One of the most durable and architectural houseplants available, it stores water in its thick leaves and adapts to a wide range of light conditions.

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Snowrose

Serissa foetida

Serissa (Serissa japonica) is a small, mounding evergreen shrub native to open woodlands of Southeast Asia, producing a profusion of tiny white, single or double flowers nearly year-round. Its fine-textured foliage and miniature scale make it a popular choice for borders, low hedges, and especially for bonsai training.

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Southern Wood Fern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Dryopteris ludoviciana, southern wood fern, is a native North American fern found in the wetlands and moist forests of the southeastern United States, including Florida, with tall, semi-evergreen, dark green fronds that form an upright, vase-shaped clump. A robust and adaptable native fern well suited to wet or moist shaded landscapes in the South.

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Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is a clump-forming perennial native to tropical and southern Africa, producing arching, strap-like leaves in solid green or with a central or marginal cream stripe. It readily sends out long stolons tipped with plantlets — the 'spiderettes' that give it its common name — making it one of the most easily propagated houseplants.

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Spiderwort

Tradescantia

Tradescantia encompasses a diverse genus of perennials from the Americas, including Florida-native T. ohiensis (spiderwort) and popular ornamentals like T. pallida (Purple Heart). All are zone 9b-hardy, producing three-petaled blooms in pink, purple, or white from spring through fall, and valued for both colorful foliage and pollinator appeal.

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Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum

Spotted dead nettle (Lamium maculatum) is a low-growing European perennial groundcover with silver-splashed leaves and whorls of hooded pink, purple, or white flowers. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8 and is marginal to unreliable in NE Florida's Zone 9b, where summer heat and humidity often cause mid-season dieback; it is best used as a cool-season annual or in a very sheltered, shaded site.

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St. John's Wort

Hypericum

St. John's wort (Hypericum spp.) is a diverse genus of shrubs and subshrubs bearing bright yellow five-petaled flowers with showy stamens over a long summer-to-fall season. Multiple native Florida species thrive in NE Florida Zone 9b landscapes, offering drought tolerance, pollinator value, and adaptability to sandy soils from low groundcover forms to upright specimens 3–12 feet tall.

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Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Platycerium bifurcatum, common staghorn fern, is an epiphytic fern from Australia with two types of fronds: flat, rounded shield fronds that anchor it to trees and walls, and dramatic, antler-like fertile fronds that arch outward. Widely grown mounted on wood boards or in hanging baskets, it is one of the most distinctive and architectural plants available for tropical gardens and interiors.

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Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) is a native deciduous shrub from the eastern United States, best known for its remarkable warty, hot-pink seed capsules that split open in fall to reveal bright orange-red seeds that hang on slender threads. It grows naturally in moist woodland understories and is a striking native ornamental for shade gardens.

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String of Bananas

Senecio radicans

String of Bananas (Curio radicans, syn. Senecio radicans) is a trailing succulent native to South Africa with slender, banana-shaped leaves on cascading stems. It produces small white to pale lavender flowers and is popular in hanging baskets and container arrangements; in NE Florida it is best grown as a container plant and protected from frost and excessive rain.

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Succulent

Succulents are a diverse group of drought-tolerant plants from arid regions worldwide, prized for their fleshy water-storing leaves, stems, or roots. They come in an extraordinary range of shapes, colors, and textures, making them popular for containers, rock gardens, and indoor displays.

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Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is a native North American deciduous shrub renowned for its intensely fragrant white or pink flower spikes that bloom in mid-to-late summer. Native to moist woodlands and coastal areas of the eastern US, it forms upright clumps with glossy dark green foliage that turns golden yellow in fall. A favorite for rain gardens, woodland edges, and pollinator plantings.

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SunPatiens

Impatiens hybrida

SunPatiens are vigorous hybrid impatiens developed by Sakata Seed, producing large, colorful blooms continuously throughout warm weather. Unlike traditional impatiens, this series thrives in full sun to part shade and shows strong tolerance to heat and humidity.

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Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) is a native North American rose species that thrives in wetland margins, stream banks, and boggy areas throughout the eastern US. It bears single pink flowers in early summer followed by small red hips that provide winter interest and wildlife food. An arching, thorny shrub with willowy canes, it is valued for naturalistic plantings and wetland restoration.

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Swamp Twinflower

Dyschoriste humistrata

Swamp Twinflower (Dyschoriste humistrata) is a Florida-native perennial groundcover of moist, shaded wetland edges, bearing attractive lavender-purple trumpet-shaped flowers paired in leaf axils. It spreads by decumbent rooting stems to form a low cover and serves as a larval host for the common buckeye butterfly.

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Sweet Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans) is an evergreen shrub or small tree from Asia renowned for its tiny white or orange flowers that release an extraordinarily powerful apricot-like fragrance. Native to the Himalayas, China, and Japan, it is grown as an ornamental specimen, hedge, or container plant in warm climates.

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Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus

Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) is a native southeastern deciduous shrub bearing strap-petaled maroon flowers with a spicy, fruity fragrance from mid-spring through summer. Listed as an endangered species in Florida and at the southern edge of its hardiness range in Zone 9b, it performs best in sheltered spots with afternoon shade and consistently moist soil.

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Tasmanian Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica

Dicksonia antarctica, the soft tree fern, is a slow-growing arborescent fern native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, developing a fibrous trunk topped with a spreading crown of large, finely divided fronds. One of the most architecturally striking ferns available, it is prized as a specimen plant in sheltered, humid gardens.

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Ti Plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a tropical shrub from Southeast Asia and the Pacific widely grown for its dramatic sword-shaped leaves in shades of green, red, purple, pink, and variegated combinations. A staple of tropical landscapes and container plantings.

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Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta

Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta) is a shade-loving Japanese perennial bearing arching stems of uniquely spotted, orchid-like flowers in white to lilac with bold purple spots in late summer and fall. Technically rated to zone 9b, it is a challenging but rewarding specimen for deeply shaded, consistently moist NE Florida gardens.

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Tropical Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes

Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes spp.) are tropical carnivorous plants native primarily to Southeast Asia, producing modified leaves that form hanging, fluid-filled pitchers that trap and digest insects and other small animals. The pitchers range dramatically in size, color, and form across hundreds of species, making this one of the most diverse genera of carnivorous plants. Grown as novelty and specialty plants, they are highly prized by collectors and botanical enthusiasts worldwide.

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Tropical Sage

Salvia coccinea

Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) is a short-lived native perennial or subshrub bearing tall spikes of vivid scarlet tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies throughout the warm season. Native to the southeastern United States and tropical America, it self-seeds freely and naturalizes in gardens.

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Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) is a fast-growing, shade-tolerant tropical shrub producing distinctive red flowers whose petals never fully open — resembling a Turkish turban — from spring through fall. It is evergreen in NE Florida's zone 9b, extremely adaptable to sun, shade, and various soils, and is a top hummingbird and butterfly plant for Florida landscapes.

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Twinflower

Dyschoriste oblongifolia

Twinflower (Dyschoriste oblongifolia) is a native Florida groundcover perennial with oblong leaves and paired lavender-purple trumpet flowers that bloom from spring through fall, with heaviest bloom in May. It spreads by underground runners and self-seeds to form a soft, low mat and is a larval host for the Common Buckeye butterfly — an ideal low-care groundcover for sunny, sandy NE Florida gardens.

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Two-wing Silverbell

Halesia diptera

Two-winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera) is a small to medium deciduous native tree of the southeastern United States, producing drooping clusters of bell-shaped white flowers in mid-spring before or with the emerging leaves. The common name refers to the distinctive two-winged, woody fruits that persist on the tree into fall. A graceful understory tree of moist woodland edges, it provides refined ornamental appeal and is an excellent native specimen for naturalized gardens.

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Umbrella Tree

Schefflera actinophylla

Umbrella Tree (Schefflera actinophylla) is a fast-growing tropical tree with bold, glossy palmate leaves producing dramatic red flower spikes in summer. It is zone 9b hardy in NE Florida but is classified as a Category I invasive species by FLEPPC — it should not be planted near natural areas. Where grown, keep it contained and remove seedlings promptly.

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Viburnum

Viburnum

Viburnum is a diverse genus of shrubs well-suited to NE Florida landscapes, including Florida natives such as Walter's viburnum (V. obovatum) and widely planted ornamentals such as sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum). They range from compact 4-foot hedging forms to 20-foot screening plants, bearing clusters of fragrant white spring flowers followed by berries attractive to birds. Most are evergreen in zone 9b.

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Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) is a native North American deciduous shrub bearing gracefully arching racemes of fragrant white flowers in early summer, followed by outstanding fall foliage in shades of scarlet, burgundy, and orange. Native to moist, woodland habitats of the eastern US, it forms a suckering, multi-stemmed clump with fine-textured foliage. Valued in rain gardens, woodland borders, and native plant landscapes.

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Wart Fern

Phymatosorus scolopendria

Microsorum scolopendria, wart fern, is a tropical epiphytic fern native to Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, with wavy-edged, strap-like fronds and conspicuous rounded sori (spore clusters) on the undersides that give the fronds their characteristic warty appearance. A tough, adaptable fern commonly grown on tree trunks and in shaded tropical landscapes.

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Water Hyssop

Bacopa monnieri

Herb of Grace (Bacopa monnieri) is a creeping succulent-stemmed perennial native to wetlands across tropical and subtropical regions, bearing small rounded leaves and tiny white to pale lavender flowers. Long used in Ayurvedic medicine, it serves as a lush aquatic or moisture-loving groundcover in warm climates.

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Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera) is a fast-growing, aromatic native evergreen shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern US Coastal Plain and into the Caribbean. Its small, waxy, blue-gray berries are a critical winter food source for the Yellow-rumped Warbler and many other birds. The resinous, fragrant foliage and tolerance of wet, dry, and salt-spray conditions make it one of the most versatile native plants in Florida.

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White Candles

Whitfieldia elongata

White Candles (Whitfieldia elongata) is a shade-loving tropical shrub from West Africa in the acanthus family, grown for its erect spikes of tubular white flowers that emerge from silvery bracts over an extended season. It forms a compact, upright plant with dark, glossy green leaves and thrives in humid, sheltered garden positions. A distinctive flowering shrub for shaded tropical and subtropical gardens.

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Wild Coffee

Psychotria nervosa

Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is a Florida-native evergreen shrub with deeply veined, glossy leaves and clusters of small white flowers followed by bright red berries. It is an outstanding shade-garden shrub for Central and South Florida but is cold-sensitive and best protected or avoided in NE Florida zone 9b, where hard freezes can kill it to the ground.

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Windmill Palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a slender, cold-hardy fan palm from China with a trunk wrapped in dark fibrous sheaths and a crown of stiff fan-shaped fronds. Rated for zones 8a-11, it is one of the most cold-tolerant palms available and an excellent ornamental choice for NE Florida zone 9b landscapes.

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Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Torenia fournieri, wishbone flower, is a tropical annual from Vietnam bearing two-lipped, pansy-like blooms with contrasting throat markings in shades of purple, pink, and white. A compact, mounding plant that performs beautifully in shaded containers and borders during warm, humid conditions.

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Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a drought-tolerant perennial with feathery aromatic foliage and flat-topped flower clusters in white, yellow, pink, or red, blooming from spring through summer. It performs best in full sun with excellent drainage in NE Florida; choose heat-tolerant cultivars for best persistence through zone 9b's humid summers.

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Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is the only caffeine-containing plant native to North America, a versatile evergreen shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern US. Female plants produce abundant small red berries that persist through winter and are highly attractive to birds, while the fine-textured dark green foliage responds well to pruning and shaping. Extremely adaptable to wet, dry, and salt-spray conditions, it is one of the toughest native plants for Florida landscapes.

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Yellow Anise

Illicium parviflorum

Yellow anise (Illicium parviflorum) is a fast-growing Florida-native evergreen shrub with strongly anise-scented foliage and inconspicuous yellowish spring flowers. Native to spring-fed stream edges in central Florida and hardy through zone 9b, it forms a dense aromatic screen or hedge in moist to moderately dry shaded or sunny sites in NE Florida landscapes.

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Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

Brunfelsia pauciflora

Yesterday-today-tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is a tropical South American shrub renowned for fragrant flowers that open deep purple, fade to lavender, then turn white — displaying all three colors simultaneously. Hardy in zone 9b with some cold protection, it blooms most heavily in spring and summer in NE Florida and can reach 8–10 feet without pruning; prune to maintain a compact specimen or shrub border plant.

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ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is a glossy-leafed tropical perennial from eastern Africa, grown for its arching stems of dark green oval leaflets emerging from stout underground rhizomes that store water. Hardy outdoors in zone 9b (USDA zones 9b–11b) in frost-protected sites, it excels as a low-maintenance container or shade-garden plant in NE Florida — tolerating neglect, low light, and irregular watering better than nearly any other ornamental.

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